Seeing that his four nephews all wanted him to move into their house, Zhou Jinpeng smiled and took the blindfold, put it on, and then started drawing lots.
Everyone was very nervous when Zhou Jinpeng picked up a crumpled piece of paper, unfolded it, and was about to read out a name.
The atmosphere was heavy.
Zhou Jinpeng read the name on the note aloud, "Changyu".
Upon hearing her name, Zhou Changyu screamed excitedly, "Uncle! Uncle is so kind! Come on, come on, come home right now!"
The other three all looked like wilted eggplants.
Oh no!
Now all the money belongs to that kid Zhou Changyu.
Seeing his nephews' expressions, Zhou Jinpeng assumed they were heartbroken because they hadn't won his support.
Zhou Jinpeng looked at the group and comforted them, saying, "Don't be discouraged, you three. I'll stay at Changyu's house for six months. After six months, I'll draw lots again, and then it will be your turn."
Zhou Changyu was afraid that Zhou Jinpeng would be snatched away by someone else, so he and his wife took Zhou Jinpeng's arms on either side. "Uncle, please don't talk to them. I'll have your Jinlian go home and make you your favorite Dongpo pork."
For the next three days, Zhou Jinpeng enjoyed the treatment of an emperor emeritus at Zhou Changyu's house.
Zhou Changyu and his wife were afraid of tiring Zhou Jinpeng, so they even peeled the shrimp for him during meals.
On the afternoon of the fourth day, Zhou Changyu bought a rabbit from the street. "Uncle, let Lianhua make you cold rabbit tonight. It's a specialty from Lianhua's area. You've definitely never had it before."
Zhou Jinpeng was lying in a rocking chair enjoying the air conditioning when he heard his nephew's words. He smiled and nodded, "Okay, then thank you for your trouble, Lianhua."
"Uncle, what are you saying? We're all family, there's no such thing as hardship or not."
Zhou Changyu took the rabbit to the kitchen, then walked over to Zhou Jinpeng and said with a troubled expression, "By the way, Uncle, can I discuss something with you?"
Seeing Zhou Changyu's serious expression, Zhou Jinpeng sat up nervously. "Changyu, what happened? Just tell me, you're not an outsider with your uncle!"
Zhou Changyu glanced at Zhou Jinpeng and continued, "Uncle, Lianhua and I discussed opening a large supermarket in the city, but we're short on funds. Don't you have a million yuan? I was thinking, could you lend it to us?"
Zhou Jinpeng asked in confusion, "Didn't I just give you two million a few days ago?"
“It’s like this,” Zhou Changyu continued, “Opening a supermarket requires a deposit of 1.5 million yuan. After we paid the deposit, we only have 500,000 yuan left. 500,000 yuan is not even enough for rent. We also need to purchase goods! Otherwise, I wouldn’t have asked you for this.”
At this point, Zhou Changyu immediately said, "Uncle, don't worry. After our supermarket opens, you will be the largest shareholder, and we will give you a share of the profits at the end of the year!"
Zhou Jinpeng had never run a supermarket before, nor did he know whether a deposit was required to open one, but he knew his nephew wouldn't lie to him.
Moreover, his nephew and niece-in-law treat him so well, and they even promised to give him a share of the profits, which is quite nice.
Without much hesitation, Zhou Jinpeng nodded, "Okay, I support you in opening a supermarket."
At this point, Zhou Jinpeng had completely disregarded Grandpa Jiang's advice.
In fact.
He never took Grandpa Jiang's advice to heart.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Changyu was extremely excited.
He had thought he would have to spend some time talking to Zhou Jinpeng.
Unexpected!
The old man actually agreed so readily.
"Thank you, Uncle! You are my dearest uncle! You are even closer than my own father!" Zhou Changyu continued, "When Lianhua comes back and hears this news, she will definitely be very happy."
After lunch that afternoon, Zhou Changyu and Wang Lianhua couldn't wait to take Zhou Jinpeng to the bank to complete the transfer.
After completing the transfer, Zhou Changyu and Wang Lianhua took Zhou Jinpeng out for a big meal.
It was already evening when we returned to the village.
The next morning.
Zhou Jinpeng had a video chat with Grandpa Jiang early in the morning and talked about this matter.
Grandpa Jiang was walking the dog with Jiang Ning when he heard this. Even Jiang Ning was surprised. She leaned over and said, "Grandpa Zhou, you're not joking with us, are you? You don't have a single penny left in your account?"
“I’m not kidding, I really don’t have a single penny left,” Zhou Jinpeng said, looking at Jiang Ning. “Ningning, I know what you’re thinking. Don’t think of everyone as so dark. My Zhou family has never produced any bad people! Even though I’m penniless now, my nephews will still take care of me and support me in my old age.”
Upon hearing this, Jiang Ning's expression became complicated.
Just as she was about to say something, there was a knock on the door from Zhou Jinpeng's side.
Zhou Jinpeng continued, "Ningning, Old Jiang, that's all for now. My fourth nephew is calling me downstairs for breakfast! They said last night that they would make my favorite eel noodles for me this morning."
It's obvious that the eel noodles are ready.
After saying that, Zhou Jinpeng hung up the video call and went to open the door.
As soon as the door opened, Zhou Changyu was indeed standing outside.
Zhou Changyu, pushing a suitcase, seemed like a different person. His warmth and filial piety were gone; he didn't even address his uncle anymore, speaking coldly:
"Lianhua's parents are coming to stay at my house for a while, but there are only so many rooms. Aren't your eldest, second, and third brothers all vying to let you stay with them? Now I'm giving them this opportunity. Starting today, you can stay at their house. I've already packed all your things!"
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